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Mountain HomeATV Club News

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE MOUNTAIN HOME ATV CLUB, INC.

INSIDE THIS EDITION Local & State Club Info ........................ 2 Stay on Trails Flyer .............................. 6

Updated Facebook Info ......................... 3 Mtn Home ATV Club Soccer Team ..... 7

Septemeber Meeting in the Park ......... 4 Classifieds .............................................. 8

Winter Riding Tips ................................ 5 Ride Schedule ........................................ 9

United As One, Together We Ride

OCT

2011

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Rusty Faircloth, President 371-1274 [email protected]

Tina Ruberry, Vice -President 587 -2602 [email protected]

Nicole Blake, Secretary

Donna Fox, Treasurer 599 -1307 [email protected]

Thomas Allen, (2014) 866 -9255

Rich Fox (2012) 409 -0649 [email protected]

Bill Kelly (2013) 796 -2223 [email protected]

Membership Coordinator: Ladean Denning

Ride Coordinators: Rusty Faircloth

Thomas Allen

Social Coordinator: Lynette Bagley

1. Protect the environment and ride responsibly.

2. You get to belong to an organization that is made upof some of the best folks youll ever know and with thesame interest.

3. Protect and ensure your right to ride on public lands.

4. Ensure that future generations will have the oppor-tunity to enjoy what we enjoy now.

5. Strength in numbers when dealing with the variousgovernment agencies and special interest groups.

6. We need your creativity and input; what you wantyour club to be.

7. You get a monthly newsletter.

8. Participating sponsors; 10% off ATV accessories.

9. Monthly club rides with other Idaho State ATV As-sociation member clubs throughout Idaho.

10. Current information on issues facing the OHV com-munity.

Boise ATV Trail Riders Meets third Tuesday,7:00pm at Idaho Pizza Company, 405 E. Fairview,

Meridian. Contact Doug Mason at 695 -3678 or bye-mail [email protected]

Canyon County ATV Club Meets secondWednesday, 7:00pm at Canyon Creek Restaurant &Lounge, I -84 exit 36, 1411 Shilo Drive, Nampa. Con-tact Travis Tyson at 250 -0842 or by e -mail [email protected]

Emmett ATV Rough Riders Meets third Wednes-day, 7:00 pm at LaCosta Mexican Restaurant. ContactRay Ingram at 369 -3241 or by e -mail

[email protected]

Kuna Trail Riders Meets fourth Tuesday, 7:00pmat Peregrine Steaks & Spirits in Kuna. Contact TomSkogerson at 375 -0157 or e -mail [email protected]

Officers&

StateRepresentatives

Dave Claiborne, President 867-7062 [email protected]

Rusty Faircloth, Vice -President 371 -1274 [email protected]

Karen Crosby, Secretary 484-8097 [email protected]

Travis Tyson, Treasurer/Mbrship 250 -0842 [email protected] Rich Fox, MHATV Club Rep 409-0649 [email protected]

The Mountain Home ATV Club, Inc., is a proud member of the Idaho State ATV Associa-tion Inc., an organization composedof ATV clubs throughout the Stateof Idaho dedicated to the advance-ment of ATV interests and riding

opportunities. For more information contact an officer or our state representative.

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JOIN THE MTN HOME ATV CLUB TODAY ! Name ______________________________________________________

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Make Checks Payable to: MHATV Club, INC

P.O. Box 910 Mtn Home, ID 83647

Idaho State ATV Annual Meetingdaho State ATV Annual Meetingdaho State ATV Annual Meeting The annual state meeting took place last month

and new officers were elected, please check out page2 for your elected officials. Incase you havent heardyet I was elected as the Vice President, and cant waitto serve all Idaho OHV enthusiast. There is no doubtthat legislative issues will keep us busy, with out firstone being the Interim ATV Task that has been estab-lished to look at Idaho Fish and Games MotorizedRule. As many of you know this issue started lastyear, it is now back in the forefront and will surely getlots of attention. Dave Claiborne (Boise ATV Club)and Mark Sauerwald (Mtn Home ATV Club) are lead-ing the push from the motorize perspective.

One of the key things that I have heard in the past year is what has the Idaho State ATV Associationdone for us . us being state ATV clubs. Many rep-resentatives from the OHV community (Dave Clay-comb from Idaho Parks and Recreation, SandraMitchell from Idaho Recreation Council, and AdenaCook from Blue Ribbon Coalition) were are the statemeeting and each one of them had great things to sayabout the state association and how we now have avoice in state issues affecting OHV travel. Prior to theformation of the state association, OHV users wereseen as unorganized and no single voice. With theformation of the ISATVA we definitely have a voice!

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book page has taken on a new look and the best thing is that you donteven have to have a facebook accountto review all the information and the

pictures find us atwww.facebook.com/mhatvclub Keep up with ride in-formation, news that affects ATV users and best isyou can also find the newsletter located there. Tellyour facebook friends to check us out and like us.

Here is a great website to find ATV trails across theUS. As of today Idaho has the most tracks loaded, soif you are looking for some great rides to some may-

be new places you need to check out http://www.everytrail.com

Once you have accessed the page, click onfind trips icon, from there you can filter on ATV ridesand then on the state of your choice. When you selectthe trail that you wish to view, there are many with

pictures also. You can download GPS tracks and alsoupload tracks.
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September Meeting

Picnic in the Park It was another wonderful September after in Idaho,and what better than to spend it with friends enjoy-ing some great food.A special thanks to those that showed up earlier tohalp Lynette and Lee getting everything setup. Justas we had it looking nice with tablecloths on thetables, as storm rolled in and the wind played havocwith the decorations.

After some great food and socializing it was time to getdown to some serious games, and if you wasnt thereyou sure missed some hilarious stuff.

There always seems to be water game, and it is veryentertaining and as always it was a lot of fun.

After the water game it was time to see who had the best balancing/coordination.

It was another great time, a special thanks toLynette for always putting together a first classevent.

For those that wasnt able to make it, you can al-ways see plenty of other pictures on the Face-

book at http://www.facebook.com/mhatvclub

~Rusty~
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Winter Riding Tips

With a dusting on the mountains this weekend, it only means one thing . OldMan Winters almost here! If this is your first winter being a member of the MountainHome ATV Club you should know there is NO need to lock your ATV in the shed as we

ride all year (except Dec) round.

While lots of winter goodies (handlebar mittens, heated seats, windshields, etc.) can make your ATVride more comfortable during winter riding, above all you have to stay dry to comfortable during winter AT-Ving. Snow riding to me is a fun experience, here are some simple things, as well as things to think about:

The ATV - make sure its up to the test, change the oil, check the cooling system, basically fix any-thing that you would expect to break. Speaking of brakes, make sure the brakes are up to par. Pay attention toyour engine, if it is air -cooled, remove snow accumulations from the fins, or the radiator on water -cooled mo-tors, you will overheat and engine quickly covered with snow, sounds funny huh, but the snow insulates theengine not allowing the heat to dissipate properly. Think about how and igloo works. Bring extra gas whenriding in snow as you will use more than normal.

Tires: If you ride often in the deep snow you want real aggressive mud type tires (Super Swampers,Realtors & ITP 589's work the best in deep snow), the taller the better! Most of the club riding in the winter isonly through a couple of inches of snow so you really want need the more aggressive ones most of the time.

2wd of 4wd? 4x4 is the best option here, though we have had some riders accompany us on 2wdquads, they fallow the 4wds who are plowing and smoothing out the ruts. The 2wd ATV's low center of gravity is the biggest downfall in deep snow, also the lack of a front differential.

Dress warm! No cotton, like jeans, they absorb the water from the snow, and you will freeze your @$$ off. Snowboarding, skiing, or snow -mobiling gear is the best, but if you haven't got access to the rightstuff, dress in layers with rain gear over the top. For the head, the helmet is great, with a baklava and goggles;your face should stay warm, well warm enough. Ski gloves with Gore -Tex work good, or snow -mobiling mit-tens are the best for keeping the fingers warm, however they do cut down on your dexterity, but then again sowill frostbite. Deal with it!

What to expect? Well, if you are riding on trails where quads have been before, its pretty easy, justget in the ruts and go for some slot car racing. Breaking new ground? Have the biggest & badest ATV (wewill figure this out when the time comes) in front plowing, a sometimes -slow chore, lean back and pull up thefront end on the higher stuff. Make sure to watch out for deep snowdrifts, or down trees covered with snow,they tend to cause major surprises! Stick to routs you know, or have been on when there was no snow, thenyou wont get lost (as quickly) and freeze to death. Freezing to death sucks!

Bring water to rehydrate yourself, you would be surprised how much work deep snow riding reallyis. Make sure you keep your water in an area to protect it from freezing. Beer is a diuretic, it makes you dehy-drated and you have to stop and pee more, not fun in the cold.

Be persistent , keep trying, you will make it . Pay attention to your gas level, know where you are go-ing, take a map and GPS, they help, things look different covered in snow, and visibility is usually limited.So dont be locking up those quads this winter come out an enjoy some scenic rides with us this winter.


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Mountain Home ATV Club Sponsored Soccer Team

The Mountain Home ATV Club recently spon-sored a youth soccer team through our local Parksand Recreation Department. I have been fortunateenough to be able to attend a couple of their games, it is so rewarding knowing that the clubhas been able to sponsor such a great program andto see our youth enjoying themselves so much.

We got the idea fromTom Glass (ThanksTom) from an article hesent out a couple of month ago, about gettinginvolved in our localcommunity.


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1. I will respect the rights of all recreationalists toenjoy the beautiful outdoors.

2. I will respect public and private property. 3. I will park considerately, taking no more spacethan needed, without blocking other vehicles, andwithout impeding access to trails. 4. I will keep to the right when meeting another recreationalist. Yield the right -of -way to traffic mov-ing uphill. 5. I will slow down and use caution when ap-

proaching or overtaking another. 6. I will respect designated areas, trail -use signs andestablished trails.

7. When stopping, I will not block the trail. 8. I will not disturb wildlife. 9. I will avoid areas posted for the protection of feeding wildlife. 10. I will not litter and will pack out everything I

pack in. 11. I realize that my destination objective and travelspeed should be determined by my equipment, abil-ity, the terrain, weather, and traffic on the trail. Incase of emergency, I will volunteer assistance. 12. I will not interfere with or harass others. I recog-

nize that people judge all trail users by my actions.

If you have somethingyou would like to list

just send and email [email protected]
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Future rides are listed below, and will be posted on the Kuna Ride Center web -site; www.ktrid.net/ktr and/or the Southwest Regional Ride Center website; http://boiseatvtrailriders.org/ However, sometimes changes have to be made at the last minute due to weather, fire, schedules, etc. Feel freeto contact ride coordinator the day before the ride to find out if there have been any changes.

October

SAT, OCT 22 - DANSKINS Meet at Jack in theBox, Federal Way/Hwy 21. All are welcome to joinfor 7:00 a.m. breakfast. Depart 8:00 am to Bender Creek Trailhead. Depart trailhead 9:30 am and return

to staging area about 4:30. Pack a lunch. Ride Miles:45-50 (Boise) Ride Leader: Jim M. 861 -7326 [email protected]

SUN, OCT 30 - THREE FINGERS Meet at ShellStation, Homedale, for 9:30 am departure. Ride miles60+ (Canyon) Ride Leader: Carl [email protected]

November

SAT, NOV 5 - DANSKINS (THIS IS TENTA-TIVE, please contact Ride leader the night before)Meet at Terrys and depart 8:30 a.m. sharp. Ride toWilson Cr. (2 miles before Case Cr) for 10 am depar-ture . Ride miles: 35 -40. (Mtn Home) Ride Leader:Rusty F. 371 -1274 [email protected]

SUN, NOV 6 - SWAN FALLS Meet at Snake Riv-er Overlook, 18 miles south of Kuna to outlook park-ing area. Staging: Parking area on south side of fencedantennae and above the dam. Ride into canyon to visit

Swan Falls Power Plant. Ride Miles: 35 -40 (Boise)Ride Lead -er: Bill J. 375 -0101 [email protected]

? SUN, NOV 13 - SAGEHEN Meet at Triangle Rest.,Hwy 52 at Sweet/Ola Junction. Depart 9:00 am. Ridemiles TBD by snow conditions (Canyon) Rider Lead-er: Carl B. [email protected]

SAT, NOV 19 - DRY BUCK For more information,contact (Emmett) Rider Leader: Tim Saunders


Trail Difficulty Guide EASY Mostly flat trails/roads withgradual hills, no side hills, some watercrossings less than 10 inches in depth,and possible mud depending on season

INTERMEDIATE Some side hills,loose rocks, water crossings between10 to 16 inches in depth, possiblemuddy and ruddy trails/roads, and oc-casional steep hills, and possible somesnow and/or ice depending on the sea-son.

DIFFICULT Possible rocky ordeep ruddy trails/roads and steep sidehills, potential water crossings withdepth over 16 inches, very slow traveland possible deep snow and/or ice de-pending on the season. Combination Combination of dif-f icul t ies or var ie ty of ter ra in(intermediate to difficult).? NOT KNOWN No information atthis time

THANK YOU

Wal - Mart For your donation to our

Septemeber Meeting/Picnic in the park
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Mountain Home ATV Club Inc. P.O. Box 910 Mountain Home, ID 83647 United As One, Together We Ride

ThursdayThursdayThursdayOct 20thOct 20thOct 20th (3rd Thursday of each month)

7:00 pm Carlos Restaurant

There are three basic membership options available Individual (18 & Older): $15/year Family (Individual/Spouse): $20/year Sponsor/Dealer: $60/year

Get 1 Yr Free when you pay for 4 yrs upon renewal

Dues are based upon 1 yr from joining. Renewals aredue upon anniversary date of joining.

Membership card is worth 10% off at participatingsponsors. Show your card and let our sponsors knowwe appreciate their support for your club.

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